Sudanese students took their anti-austerity protests online to bypass media censorship and spread news of ongoing protests via #SudanRevolts. Tuesday saw a third consecutive day of protests against spending cuts and spiralling living costs, calling for an end to President Omar al-Bashir’s rule. There were reports of clashes between protesters and police on Monday and Tuesday with numerous arrests.]]>
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2012-06-19 13:42:22 UTCImage by Network monitoring Sudan. Rasd Sudan Network via Facebook
This image showing Sudanese protesters holding up placards vowing to come out at the end of June was passed around social media:]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:38:02 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968211
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968211Tweet by Salma Elwardany
On Facebook, protesters pledged to bring the Arab Spring to Sudan with a page calling for more protests on June 30, trying to lobby support not only among students but also ordinary citizens:

Calls for uprising against al-Bashir regime #June30https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=364973026903998&set=a.136692713065365.27946.136690826398887&type=1&theater]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:37:51 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968212
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968212Image by @simsimt
Protesters are trying to organise their online presence to garner support and spread news in their bid to topple the president. The following two tweets show a short exchange between Sudanese protesters about the importance of a successful information campaign:]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:37:21 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968278
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968278Image by @Namaa0009
Police arrived at protests again on Tuesday, and there were reports of scuffles. This photo was taken outside Sudan University in Khartoum.]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:35:42 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968224
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968224Tweet by Yousif Elmahdi
On Tuesday, protesters came out at campuses in Khartoum, Omdurman and the South Sudanese capital Juba to voice their opposition to the cuts:

Protests reported today: Kalakla (alQubba); Ahliya Uni. (Hamd Nil St. closed); Juba Uni. (Kadaro complex), UofS (South wing) #السودان_ينتفض]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:35:12 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968235
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968235Tweet by Salma Elwardany
On Monday, al-Bashir told government that he would seek a raft of austerity measures including shrinking regional government and phasing out fuel subsidies. On Tuesday morning, the Sudanese government announced the approval of the unpopular fuel subsidy cuts, which ignited the protests:

BREAKING: #Sudan parliament approves an austerity package announced by President Umar al-Bashir, including fuel subsidies removal, tax raise]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:34:52 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968208
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968208Tweet by Namaa Al-Mahdi
There were reports of a clamp down on independent newspapers over the last three days, amid concerns over worsening press freedom. One protester tweeted on Monday:

Mass arrests in Sudan, clamp down on political activity and confiscation of newspapers #Humanrights#FreedomOfSpeech#Sudan_Revolts]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:28:55 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968263
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968263Tweet by Mimz
Heavy clashes between students and police preceded the Tuesday protests, in which police responded with teargas and batons to protesters hurling rocks. According to police sources, seven people were arrested on Sunday. Protesters claimed a further 79 protesters were arrested during scuffles on Monday. A Sudanese activist wrote on Tuesday:

Mainstream Sudanese newspapers this morning: No reports about the protests that have been ongoing in KRT for 3consecutive days #SudanRevolts]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:24:49 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968215
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968215Tweet by Girifna Media
girifna calls on all citizens of #Sudan to take to the streets on #June30 & celebrate the final anniversary of NCP's reign #SudanRevolts]]>
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:07:42 +0000http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968270
http://storyful.com/stories/32941#1968270Tweet by Namaa Al-Mahdi
In Omdurman the violence appeared not only limited to clashes with police as reports of fighting between anti-austerity protesters and pro al-Bashir student protesters filtered out: